Part 4781

<blockquote>Through his heroic grace and honorable <b>gest</b>. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Gest</h1> <Xpage=623>

<hw>Gest</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Gist</er> a resting place.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A stage in traveling; a stop for rest or lodging in a journey or progress; a rest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Kersey.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A roll recting the several stages arranged for a royal progress. Many of them are extant in the herald's office.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Hanmer.</i>

<h1>Gestant</h1> <Xpage=623>

<hw>Ges"tant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>gestans</ets>, <ets>p. pr.</ets> of <ets>gestare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bearing within; laden; burdened; pregnant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> "Clouds <i>gestant</i> with heat."

<i>Mrs. Browning.</i>

<h1>Gestation</h1> <Xpage=623>

<hw>Ges*ta"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>gestatio</ets> a bearing, carrying, fr. <ets>gestare</ets> to bear, carry, intens. fr. <ets>gerere</ets>, <ets>gestum</ets>, to bear: cf. F. <ets>gestation</ets>. See <er>Gest</er> deed, <er>Jest</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of wearing (clothes or ornaments).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The act of carrying young in the womb from conception to delivery; pregnancy.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Exercise in which one is borne or carried, as on horseback, or in a carriage, without the exertion of his own powers; passive exercise.</def>

<i>Dunglison.</i>

<h1>Gestatory</h1> <Xpage=623>

<hw>Ges"ta*to*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>gestatorius</ets> that serves for carrying: cf. F. <ets>gestatoire</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Pertaining to gestation or pregnancy.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Capable of being carried or worn.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark>

<h1>Geste</h1> <Xpage=623>

<hw>Geste</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To tell stories or gests.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Gestic</h1> <Xpage=623>

<hw>Ges"tic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Gest</er> a deed, <er>Gesture</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Pertaining to deeds or feats of arms; legendary.</def>

<blockquote>And the gay grandsire, skilled in <b>gestic</b> lore. <i>Goldsmith.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Relating to bodily motion; consisting of gestures; -- said especially with reference to dancing.</def>

<blockquote>Carried away by the enthusiasm of the <b>gestic</b> art. <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></blockquote>